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The following article is beautiful, and as I read it I thought of so much of what is written here. That’s just how my brain works, drawing analogies that are a bit off-the-wall to most people. Maybe that’s one reason the article touched me so much. I’m not autistic, but I know what it’s like to see things differently than everyone around me – and my mom is schizophrenic. I can identify with both the mother and the son. I hope this touches some of you like it touched me, even if the application wouldn’t be obvious without me making it explicit.
http://carriecariello.com/2015/01/19/i-know-what-causes-autism/ Thanks for sharing Ray. I do see some of the parallels. Some things just are. That was fantastic. Having a child on the spectrum and being a faith transitioner this hit home in many ways. Bookmarked for future reference. Thanks RD, good article. My youngest has a slight autism spectrum, and the main thing that I thought of from the article and your comment was the duality of thought. Good and bad exist within me and everyone else. If i break down good and bad, it’s a paradox, as they exist in the same sphere, they can’t exist one without the other, at least as far as our present circumstances and situation are. it has helped me be less judgemental towards others, they’re dealing with what I’m dealing with, maybe more. It’s always been hard to put this into words and there’s lots of debate over it. Think it all comes down to semantics, what we assign words to mean. Words are finite, and the spiritual can scarcely be described with words.
2 years ago when I was in a bad place, I clung to the song “Blessings” by Laura Story. For me, the lines “what if a thousand sleepless nights is what it takes to you know you’re near?” had additional meaning. Sometimes when I hear about people’s struggles (mine or others), I ask “what if we (or they) are on night 968 of 1,000 sleepless nights? Its painful, we’ve been at it for a while now – enough to start re-thinking our expectations here, there is mourning going on … but maybe the transition to next step is around the corner – maybe we are closer to coming through it then we think we are.”
On a quasi-related note: I have decided that I am going to be the best cheerleader/sidekick in the superhero stories of others that come across my path. I may not be able to give others very much, but I can shout encouragement from the sidelines as they battle their demons, and I can make a decent sidekick I think. Of course I am the superhero of my own story, but there is nothing that says I can’t also be a loyal cheering sidekick in the stories of others.
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